The Guide Dog Foundation and its sister nonprofit, America's VetDogs have an amazing network of volunteers that make up our Community Engagement team. These volunteers help to educate the public about our organizations and the important work of guide and service dogs.
Our Community Engagement team attends events for service clubs such as the Lions Clubs, Knights of Columbus, and Rotary Clubs, churches, schools, temples, and community service groups like Girl Scouts, etc. To request a member from the Community Engagement team to visit your group, fill out the following online application form. We ask that you please submit this form at least one month prior to the date of the event. Please note, we do make every effort to fulfill all requests. As we are based in Smithtown, New York, events within our tri-state area are easier to fulfill. If you submit a request for a speaker outside of our region, we will try to accommodate the best we can. If we are unable to accommodate your request, a staff member will reach out to you and send along informational reading materials and videos. If you have any questions, please email: Speakers.Bureau@GuideDog.org